High-Performance Flash Enclosure Gen2

Feel confident high-end acceleration will be there when they need it with microsecond response times and exceptional throughput for real-time analytics, cognitive computing and I/O-intensive workloads.

VMware interoperability

Take advantage of VMware vStorage APIs for array integration, VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager and a VMware vCenter plug-in to offload storage management operations to DS8880F. IBM Storage Management Console for VMware vCenter can help monitor and control storage resources.

Transparent cloud tiering

Introduce hybrid cloud as a new storage tier for simplified backup and archive operations on IBM Z environments. Does not require an additional server or gateway; it is a software-defined storage feature.

Advanced disaster recovery with 2, 3, and 4 site replication

Use advanced functions for data protection and disaster recovery with more than "six-nines" availability, 2, 3 & 4 site replication and industry-leading RPO and RTO for environments where continuous operations are crucial.

FICON (zHPF) and Db2 z/OS integration

Super Parallel Access Volumes (Super PAVs)

Available at no charge, cloud-based IBM Storage Insights provides a single dashboard that gives you a clear view of all your IBM block storage. You’ll be able to make better decisions by seeing trends in performance and capacity. Storage health information enables you to focus on areas needing attention and when IBM support is needed, Storage Insights simplifies uploading logs, speeds resolution with online configuration data, and provides an overview of open tickets all in one place.

IBM Copy Services Manager

Simplify copy services management for IBM DS8880F through an interface that helps monitor and control copy-services configurations. Designed to scale for thousands of relationships, IBM Copy Services Manager is a single control point to automate and simplify the recovery process.

Full disk encryption

Cleanse sensitive data from systems that are being retired or repurposed through a simple cryptographic erasure. Supports the Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP).